Ep 194: How to Make It Easier to Pivot or Expand Your Career with Dr. Bertina Hooks

Bertina M. Hooks, MD is a board-certified internal medicine physician, author, and physician coach who supports women physicians navigating burnout, boundaries, and career reinvention. Drawing from her lived experience in medicine and leadership, she helps women reclaim clarity, resilience, and sustainable success. Dr. Hooks is the host of The Mindful Practice Podcast and the author of Fire to Freedom, focused on healing, growth, and empowered transitions in medicine.  Some of the topics we discussed were:Dr. Hooks’ transition to locums and working at her own private practiceExploring career pathways and coachingThe hands-on exposure and experience Dr. Hooks gained from reinventing her own careerHow Dr. Hooks helps other physicians transition into a career that is more aligned with their values and goalsViewing your medical degree as a launching padThe importance of networking and creating a plan for career pivotsExamples of different types of career pathwaysHow the skills you build as a clinician can be used in other industriesKnowing that traditional clinical medicine is not the only pathwayPsychological and practical aspects of career pivots Reason why you might pivot your career Examining what energizes and drains you about your jobAdvice on navigating a new career pathway after pivotingHow Dr. Hooks found her first utilization management jobAdjusting from a chronological to a more functional CVSkill sets that non-clinical industries want to seeSeeking out informational interviews with people in the industryMistakes to avoid in career changes or expansionsUnderstanding the nuances of Medicare and MedicaidDr. Hooks’ fulfilling experience advising medical students and residentsThe need for compassion and self-reflection in career changesAnd more!Interested in learning more about my telehealth direct specialty care practice? At AmazVita MD, I help patients optimize weight and metabolic health, harmonize hormones in peri/menopause, and enhance wellness and vitality. Accepting new patients now.Website:amazvitamd.comEmail:[email protected] more about me or schedule a FREE coaching call:https://www.joyfulsuccessliving.com/ Join the Voices of Women Physicians Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/190596326343825/Connect with Dr. Hooks:Website:https://www.pinnaclebusinessacademy.orgInstagram:@Dr. B HooksFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/bertina.hooks/ Pinnacle Business Academy:https://www.instagram.com/pinnaclebusinessacademy?igsh=MTg0Z3U4MGUwaWQ3YQ== Mindful Practice Podcast:https://www.instagram.com/mindful_practice_podcast?utm_source=qr&igsh=MWs2MjFhcjR3Mm5mNQ== LinkedIn:Dr. Bertina Hooks/Pinnacle Business AcademyUpcoming Personal Website:www.drbertinamhooks.com